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Shen Xian spent the following days in utter contentment, with his daily routine consisting of eating, sleeping, and disciplining the child.
His remaining time was spent making phone calls or sending WeChat messages to Zhou Mu and Chen Nuo, among others, and of course, Gu Chen's daily routine of fixed messages or phone calls was not to be missed.
However, Gu Chen's calls and messages began with a distinct opening—work--and then he would ask Shen Xian about his day and what he had eaten in an offhand manner.
It was like giving a daily report, just as Shen Xian insisted that he eat on time every day.
Life at home was perhaps too leisurely, so it went by quickly.
Soon it was the thirtieth day of the twelfth lunar month.
In the afternoon, Shen Xian and his grandmother put up couplets and door gods, and with a great sense of ceremony, set off firecrackers at the entrance to the courtyard to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new.
